Bundesliga 2009-10 (10)
Anand's Baden Baden defeated
IM Malcolm Pein - Thursday 4th March 2010
Baden Baden including Viswanathan Anand were defeated by Werder Bremen in Round 10 of the Bundesliga.
There was a surprise result in the German Bundesliga as Baden Baden included the world champion Vishy Anand in one of the strongest club teams ever assembled yet lost to their rivals Werder Bremen. Six games were drawn but England's Michael Adams lost as did the only German in the 16 player contest, Arkady Naiditsch.
Baden-Baden still lead, but only on game points as they, Werder Bremen and Solingen have 20/22 match points. Two matches remain.
Anand won his second game quite nicely.
12...Nd7 is an unusual move, Kasparov has played Bf8, Bd7 and Nxd4. 12...Bd7 13.Nb3 Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.Qd3 led to a win for Anand against Kasparov in their WCC title contest at the World Trade Centre in 1995.
V Anand (2788) - R Kempinski (2616)
Bundesliga 2009-10 Heidelberg (11)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a4 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.f4 Qc7 11.Kh1 Re8
(Kasparov's move)
12.Bf3
(Now b7-b5 is met by Nxc6 and e5)
12...Nd7 13.Qe1
(The queen moves over to attack the kingside)
13...Bf8 14.Qf2 Rb8 15.Rad1 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 b6
(16...b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.b4 and b5 is weak)
17.e5! dxe5
(White is also better after 17...d5 18.Bh5 g6 19.f5! )
18.fxe5 Bc5
(18...Nxe5 19.Bh5 Ng6 20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.Be5! Qxe5 22.Qxf7+ Kh7 23.Rd3 wins; 18...Re7 looks awkward but was perhaps best)
19.Bh5 Rf8 20.Bxf7+ Kh8 21.Ne4! Nxe5?
(Allowing a combination, 21...Bxd4 22.Rxd4 Qxe5 23.Re1 and 22.Qxd4 Qxe5 23.Nd6 are also pleasant for White)
22.Nxc5 bxc5 23.Bxe5 Qxe5 24.Bg6!
Robert Kempinski
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Viswanathan Anand
Position after 24.Bg6! with back rank mate after 24...Rxf2 25.Rd8+
24...Rg8 25.Bxh7! Kxh7 26.Qh4+ Kg6 27.Rd3 Qh5 28.Rg3+ 1-0
Black loses his queen.
4.Qa4 is certainly a direct attempt to exploit the absence of the bishop from the queenside and 12.Ba6! is a killer move
A Braun (2519) - Il Schneider (2500)
Bundesliga 2009-10 (11)
Chigorin Defence
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Qa4 dxc4 5.e3 Bxf3 6.gxf3 e5 7.dxe5 Qd5 8.Nc3 Qxf3 9.Rg1 Qh5 10.Bxc4 Qxh2 11.Rf1 Bb4 12.Ba6!
Ilja Schneider
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Arik Braun
Position after 12.Ba6!
12...Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qxe5 14.Bxb7 Qxc3+ 15.Ke2 Nge7 16.Bd2 Qc5 17.Bxa8 0-0 18.Bxc6 Nxc6 19.Rh1 1-0
